Spotlight



April 29, 1924. f

. L. E. O. WALKER SPOTLIGHT Filed May 19. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 t EEl.

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lllllllllll ES fia Patented'Apr. 29, l1924.

m'ran si'A'rs LUTHER E. 0. WALK@ F GY, INDIAN.

. DTLIGHT.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I LUTHER E. 0. WALK- ER, a citizen of the nited States, residing at Gary, in the county of Lake and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spotlights, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved spot light for use in connection with automotive vehicles.

e The primary object of the invention is the provisionA of a spot light particularly well adapted for use in connection with sedans and other types ofv closed vehicles, whereby the same can be conveniently mounted upon the top thereof 'and operated from within the vehicle for movement in dierent lanes.

A furt er vobject of the invention lis the provision of an improved spot light including a lamp, and improved means for oscillating the same in ldifferent planes of movei ment.-

' a motor vehicle that w en operatin` same will notl interfere with the drivers- 'operation of the vehicle nor interfere with I thereon. l

position for hperating the lamp A further object of Athe invention is the provision of a 's ot li ht adaptedfor use upon the/top o a ve icle, including improved means for vregulating the movement of the spot light in vertical or horizontal planes, whereb light rays may -he thrown forwardly of t lin the. same.

further objectof the invention is the provision of aV spotligh h traffic.

Other objects and advantages will, of course, be apparent during the following detaileddescription. l

In the accompanying drawings, forming va pait of this specification, and wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout 'the several wlw" i' ne; ai d 1 i igure is a gmen ry si e e eva ion oi an enclosed type of vehicle, showing the improved spot yight mounted upwardly `ITigi'ire 2 is a vertical sectional view t f: -tl'irough the improved spot lighte g the various cooperating details thereof in portion of the spot lightl in a vertical plane. Figuret'i'sa vertical cross sectional vievi Application med may 19,

e vehicle to aid in propel-- so mounted upon 1m. erlal B0. 589,105.

sociated for movement of the lamp in a transverse or horizontal plane. p Figure 4 is a transverse cross sectional view, taken substantially onthe line 1 -4 of Fi re 3. A 'f 'gure 5 is a cross sectional view taken substantially on the line 5-5 oFigure 3.

Figure y6 is a transverse cross sectional view taken on the line 6 6 of Figure 3.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of the improved spotlight, the letter A' designates a vehicle having the support B mounted thereon or mounting of the lampk C upwardly thereof. The operating mechanism D is preferably carried by the support B and lamp O for o eration of the latter in different planes o movement.

The improved spotlight Aarrangement B, of course, may be mounted upon any type ofmotor vehicle or other object. However, it will find its best use upon those types of motor vehicles having venclosed bodies. The ordinary spotlight used laterally of the windshield cannot be properly controlled by the drivers of closed cars, since the'side panels thereof. interfere with operation of the same. As is illustrated in Figure 1, the motor vehicle A is of the closed car ype, including the enclosing panels 12 an roofing stru'ctuie 13.

The support B preferably includes a fixed .casing portion 15 .and a movable portion 16. The portion 15 includes-a base 17 adapted for countersunk' attachment in thejtop surface of the roof 13. This portion 15 preferably includes the upstanding annular `17, so that screws or the like nia be attached to the portion of the base 1 which extends loutwardly from the umtanding annular flange 18. This ange 18 is provided adjacent its upper marginal edge 21 with an outwardly' bulging annular portion 22 adapted as a seat for the reception of a portion of th movable support 16.

' The movab e support ortion 16 is preferably of. vc lindrical urination, and is open fromA t e lower end, having an outwardly extending annular bul 25 ada ted forseatin within theV depression cause by the other alge 22. In this manner, the u' per part 16 o l the jniort may be rotatab y connected' to the x owei' support portion etv ' struction, including 'a casin 15; said support portions 154 and 16, in fact,

, This attaching collar 29 is .preferably prol vided with ay pair of depending arms 30 and 31, having a pin or other element 32, extending transversely therebetween. The space intermediate the Idepending arms 30 and 31 'is provided for receiving a standard 33 which extends upwardly and .is preferably with the moving casing portion 16. The upper end of this standard 33 may be reduced and providedwith an elongated slot 35. through which the pin 32 extends so that the lamp C is oscillatively -pivoted to the movable casing portion 16 for movement in a substantially vertical plane. Y

Referring to-the operatin mechanism.D-, the same may include a slida le clutch member 38, including a head 39 formed with the top and bottom key portions 40 and 41 respectively.

tion 39 and is reciprocably mounted through an opening 44 which extends axially of the support portions 15 and .16, through the base 17 and top 13 of the vehicle A. A hand vengaging wheel 45- may be'fixedly keyed,.as at 46, to the lower end of the dependi-ng shaft 42, interiorly ofthe vehicle A and at a point conveniently disposed for operation by the driver of the vehicle A. It is to be lnoted that this clutch member 38 may either be` rotated, or'slidv longitudinally with respect to the support B.

A member 50 is preferably provided within the movable support portion 15, and in fact,- may be apart thereof, the same having a depression 51 of polygonal formation, in

i the upper face thereof, adapted for snug reception ofthe key 41 formed upon the lower part of the clutch head 39. Thls clutch member 50 slidably receives the shaft 42 of the first mentioned'clutch member 38, and

' whereby the keyl 41 may be selectively disposed within 't e de ressionv 51 provided therefor. When theey 41 is so disposed within the depression 51 manual .rotation of the clutch member 38 will oscillate or rotate the upper casing portion l16 within the fixed- A shaft 42 extends from the lower porsion 63 formed in the lower face thereof and in which the key portion 40 of the first' mentioned clutch portion 39 is adapted to co-act. While the element 60 is axially ro tatable with respect to the support B, a collar 65 is disposed outwardly upon the top surface of the support top 61, to prevent' longitudinal movement of the clutch member 62 within the support B. The element 60 furthermore includes an upstanding Ascrew threaded stem 66 axially dis osed of the support B, and of course, mova le with the clutch member 62.' The lamp C cooperates with the upstanding screw threaded stem 66, in that a forked portion .67 is Aformed upon the collar 29 thereof, to have directed forwardly of the motor ve icle A.

and in the direction of travel of the same.

By an angular movement of the operators hand, the clutch member 38 may be moved, when in the position illustrated in Figures 3 or 4, so that the upper support or casing portion 16 may be osci-llated or rotated about the axis formedby the support B, and since the lamp isfmounted upon the standard 33 it is obvious that such rotary movement'of the up er casingvportion 16 will swing the lamp C) in a horizontal plane of movement. On the other hand, assuming that it is the operators intention to focus. the lamp Cv which would require a vertical movement of the same, itis merely necessary for the olperator within the vehicle A to .slide t e esAv clutch member 38 axiallyr within the' supaxis, so that the'nut 70 is adjusted, either u'p- Y wardly or downwardlyV thereon, according.

to the direction of rotation of the clutch .member 38. It is obvious that such longitudinal movement of the adjustin nut 7 0 upon the stemv 66 will rock or osclllate'the lamp C upon its standard 33 in a vertical plane of movement. Since it is desirable that the lamp C beaiiixed to the adjusting v nut '70 by means of the relatively small se-' curing pins 71, it will be desirable for the. pivot pin- 32 above'described, to be slidablewithin the longitudinal slot 3,5, in 'order to compensate for verticaltravel of the lamp C.' From the foregoing it'can be seen that/ a Search light lor spot light has been provided in @ich the amp thereof may betdjqsa l@ in a number of different planes of movement, by means ot a selective clutch mechamsm.

lVarious changes in the shape, size and ar-A rangement of parts ma-y be made to 4the form ot' the invention herein shown and de scribed, without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. A spotlight comprising a support including a stationary section and a movable section rotatably mounted upon said station- -ary section, a lamp oscillatively'mounted upon said movable section for vertical tilt' ing movement, lamp adjusting means rotatably carried by said movable sectionand connected with said lamp for tilting the lamp vertically when said means is rotated, a clutch member forming part of saidl lamp adjusting means, aclutch member car rled by sald rotatable section of said support, and a device for selectively engaging `the clutch member of said lamp adjusting means or the clutch member of the rotatable sectionof saidsupportwhereby the lamp may be selectively swung horizontally or vertically.

2. A spotlight comprising a support including stationary and movable portions, a Lclutch member fixed in said movable portion of the support, a second clutch member rotatably mounted in the movable portion of said support, a lamp oscillatively pivoted on the movable part of the support, a third clutch 'member slidably mounted intermediate said first and second clutch member, and means connecting said second mentioned clutch member and lamp for rocking of the latter upon movement of said second clutch member by movement of said third clutch member.

3. A spotlight comprising a rotatable support, a clutch carrled thereby, a lamp vpivoted on said rotatable support, a lamp adjusting element rotatably carried by said .rotatable support and including a clutch portion positioned above the clutch of said support and -a shank, means connecting the shank with said lamp for imparting tilting movement to the lamp when the lamp ad-V justing element is rotated, and a rotatably and slidably mounted operating element carried by said rotatable support for selective engagement with the clutch of the support or clutch portion ofthe lamp adjusting ele- -mentv whereby the lamp may be selectively swung horizontally or vertically.

. 4. A spot light comprising a support ine' cluding fixed and movable portions, a lamp pivotally mounted upon the movable portion of sa-id support,A adjustable means mounted upon the movable portion of said support and connecting'said lamp including a nut and Ascrew threaded stem, a'clutch. member fixedly carried by said movable support, and a sliding clutch member for selectlve engagement with the clutch member of the movable support portion or the adjusting means for regulation of the lamp in different planes of movement.

5. A searclrlight comprising a movable,

support, a lampl pivoted on the movable support, an element rotatably mounted upon the support including a clutch memberextending therein,a.nd a screw threaded shank extending outwardly thereof, an adjusting nut engaging said screw `threaded stem and pivotally mounted to the lamp, and clutch.v

means carried bysaid support for selective engagement with the clutch member formed with said screw threaded stem, whereby the clutch member may be moved the position of the lamp.

6. A search light comprising a casing including fixed and movable portions, said movable portion being rotated upon said fixed portiora clutch member formed rigid with said movable casing portion, V.an element rotatably mounted upon the top `oi said movable casing portion-including a secfor adjusting ond clutch member disposed inwardly of the l loo 

